The Church of England is blighted by bureaucracy | Various, The Telegraph
“In our rural deanery, we have five parishes in vacancy, and another five to become vacant soon.”
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“Thankfully, not so. In answer to a parliamentary question from Ben Bradshaw MP (PQ 26686) on 28 June, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Andrew Selous MP, replied on behalf of the…
Brexit-bashing bishops could ruin the Church of England | Andrew Tettenborn, the Spectator
“…Instead it could become simply a prescriptive sect: an organisation with an official line which its prelates are expected to toe. If ever there was an effective way to make a church unattractive to all but the dreariest of zealots and and empty its pews still further, this is it.”
Miriam Cates calls for a major ‘revitalisation of the Parish System’
From the Daily Telegraph: Too often Bishops seem preoccupied with fighting climate change or opposing the democratically elected Government; it could lead to a wonderful revitalisation of the Parish system…
Further Commentary on the ‘Vision and Strategy’ from Bishop Guli’s lecture
Here are some more comments on the ‘Vision and Strategy’ from Bishop Guli’s lecture
Church Times letters
Alison Millbank points out that resource churches can work well within parishes but wishes that leaving so many smaller parishes to languish is misguided. Read original article here
Let Bishops be Bishops | Revd. Daniel French
“What we vicars need is a bishop who, like an elder sibling will swoop into our parishes and help sort out nonsense, and if required (safeguarding rules permitting) give us a hug. Bishops should be able to hang around in a parish for a few days, not just a few hours. In my mind a bishop should be to the vicarage family like a grandparent who says to the vicar and his wife, “You are overworking, so tonight I’ll look after the kids so you two can go off to the cinema.””
